Studio 84 Presents Florida Debut of Dearly Beloved

(Bradenton, Fla., Jan. 26, 2007) - Manatee
Community College Studio 84 Productions will present the
Florida debut of a new comedy, Dearly Beloved, at 8
p.m., Feb. 23 and 24, in the John W. James Studio
Theatre, located off 26th Street at 60th
Avenue West, MCC Bradenton.

Written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, the
play introduces some colorful characters determined to have an
elaborate antebellum wedding in the Tabernacle of the Lamb
Church in the small town of Fayro, Texas. Unfortunately, the
bride and groom are missing. The bride's mother and
feuding aunts have to pull together to find ways to keep
unsuspecting guests in their pews while a highway patrolman
attempts to track down the couple.

Jones previously co-wrote the award-winning Dearly
Departed, which was a sold-out Studio 84 production in
2005.

General admission is $10 for reserved seats. Tickets are $5
for Florida students and MCC staff. Tickets go on sale Feb. 7
in the Neel Performing Arts Center Box Office, which is open 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. For more information, call (941)
752-5252.